In the Hindi film industry of India, Bollywood has produced numerous movies and stars. People love movies, songs, action, romance, and actors. Along with movies, there are some actors who made their way to the heart of their audience with their acting skills and dedicated work. Their charisma and stardom still are magical and people can’t stop falling in love with their personalities. However, these talented actors of Bollywood have faced many obstacles to reaching this stage. Apart from professional struggle, some have also suffered personal setbacks. During their journeys, a lot of fellow actors became ‘farishtey’ (Angels) in their lives.
Recently, at IIFA held in Abu Dhabi, Bollywood actor Salman Khan revealed about the rough patch in his life when he didn’t have enough money to buy a shirt and jeans together. However, it was actor Suniel Shetty who had come to his rescue back then. As per reports in Times Now News, opening up about the time he didn’t have a lot of money, Salman said, “During that time, a new fashion trend had come about and that was stone-washed jeans. I was out shopping and at a very popular store, I saw a pair of stone-washed denim jeans and a shirt. I only had enough money to buy the jeans and I left the shirt alone.” The actor further revealed how Suniel Shetty helped him back then. “Suniel Shetty, who was with me in the store, noticed that I didn’t have money to buy it, so he bought the shirt and gifted it to me,” he added. Not just this, Salman also revealed that he had eyes on a certain wallet back then. And when Suniel noticed it, he also gifted Salman the said wallet. Salman also revealed how producer Boney Kapoor helped him during his low phase. The actor revealed Boney offered him Wanted when he was going through a difficult time. “Boney ji has helped me all through my life. When my career was going through a difficult time, Boney ji gave me a film called Wanted, which brought me back,” said the actor.
Not only Salman, but Shah Rukh Khan also had a difficult journey to stardom. In his journey, Sanjay Dutt turned into an angel for him. In past, Sanjay was on Kaun Banega Crorepati to promote his movie ‘Munnabhai MBBS’, and Shah Rukh was hosting the show. Remembering the incident, SRK revealed that he got into a fight with someone when he was new to Mumbai. The actor had no one to turn to then, as he was from New Delhi. He had no friends and it was Sanjay, who came to his rescue. As per reports in Mens XP, narrating the incident Shah Rukh said, “Chhota sa kissa batana chahunga sabko, ki jab main Mumbai mein naya naya aaya tha, tab mera koi dost nahi tha, main kisiko nahi jaanta tha aur mera jhagda ho gaya tha kisike saath. I had nobody to turn to and I was hoping ki main Delhi mein hoon. Mere maa-baap bhi nahi the, aur ek aadmi tha jo apni jeep leke mere paas aaya tha and that was Sanjay Dutt and he said, ‘If anyone touches you, you tell me’. So he is my elder brother.”
Amitabh Bachchan, the Star of the Millennium, has been one of the most versatile actors in the history of Indian cinema. In his career, he had delivered about a dozen flops and was dropped from several movies before Zanjeer (1973) changed his fortunes. It was his wife Jaya Bachchan, who was the angel in his life. As per reports in Out Look India, Dharmendra and Mumtaz were supposed to do Zanjeer but both backed out, leaving Prakash Mehra high and dry. No other actress was willing to work with Bachchan because of the track record of his flop movies. But Jaya Bhaduri, his girlfriend who had worked in Mehra’s Samadhi (1972) came to his rescue, though she was earlier advised by her Bawarchi (1972) co-actor Rajesh Khanna to keep away from the “jinxed” actor. They got married soon after the success of Zanjeer and did Abhimaan (1973), Mili (1975), Silsila (1981), and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) together.
Karan Johar recently revealed that Anil Kapoor was the first friend he made after entering the Bollywood industry. As per reports in Hindustan Times, Karan recalled how Anil helped him and filmmaker Aditya Chopra when they attended their first Bollywood party, where no one was talking to them. Karan said that Anil, who was a superstar at the time, only hung out with him and Aditya at the party. Karan said, “Undoubtedly my first friend in the business, and I mean that. Me and Aditya Chopra were at a party once and no one was talking to us. We were young and just excited to be at a film party, and then there was a superstar who walked toward us and only hung out with us.” He added, “From then on, I felt love for him, and that love just grew into more love, respect remained, but the fact that he is the youngest man even today and works with the energy of a millennial, just speaks for itself. There is nobody, and I repeat nobody that can match the energy of this outstanding artist.”
Recalling her deadliest accident back in the 90s, actor Mahima Chaudhry has revealed how it was Ajay Devgn and Kajol who helped her. In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, the Pardes actor mentioned that she met with a career-threatening accident back in 1999. The actor said that she was working on the film Dil Kya Kare with Ajay and Kajol when she met with an accident in Bengaluru. “It was the last day of the shoot in Bengaluru. I was going from the hotel to the school where the shoot was scheduled and it was early morning. A truck was coming from the wrong side, we were going roundabout, it just came and took my car and smashed it against the roundabout. Glass came like bullets into my face like splinters. Just my face was hurt.” She further added, “When I had my accident, media came to the set when nobody was allowed, and they took a shot… And they wrote ‘Mahima’s had an accident, and she has scars on her face, we can finally call her scarface’. It still hurts me. How nasty can you be?” she said.” However, she further highlighted how she lost all hopes of getting Bollywood projects after this accident but it was Ajay and Kajol who motivated her. “Ajay and Kajol made sure nobody in the industry got to know about it. Ajay used to show me his scars and made sure that I do not lose heart. He was a very very generous producer,” she said.
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